Phuket daily Covid-19 hits 10, 3 short of Sandbox threshold

[Thaiger]

As Covid-19 surges throughout Thailand and the provinces in the south and around Bangkok enact curfews and other lockdown measures, Phuket has been relatively safe with just a trickle of infections. Yesterday for the first time in weeks though, Phuket recorded double-digit new Covid-19 infections, edging closer to the threshold for reconsidering the Sandbox scheme. Phuket Provincial Public Health Office reported in their daily Covid-19 situation report that yesterday Phuket saw 10 new infections throughout the province. With daily Covid-19 infections in Thailand surpassing 9,000 now, the number is still very low, but it does inch closer to one benchmark […]

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[Bobfran]

So no doubt you will see the rules change for Phuket to allow the sandbox to continue.. only one thing on their minds.. tourism ..

[MrStretch]

Nah, it's already hit that number.

The powers-that-be aren't going to shut the Sandbox down just a week later.

Look, they have "imprisoned" 12 tourists that want to go home, they've thrown a German woman in ASQ under questionable circumstances...they aren't going to let go of this thing.

That number won't be officially hit until people are falling down in the street.

[gummy]

8 minutes ago, MrStretch said:

Nah, it's already hit that number.

The powers-that-be aren't going to shut the Sandbox down just a week later.

Look, they have "imprisoned" 12 tourists that want to go home, they've thrown a German woman in ASQ under questionable circumstances...they aren't going to let go of this thing.

That number won't be officially hit until people are falling down in the street.

Or once the tourists escape from Phuketatraz and tell the truth to the media once they arrive home perhaps

[ozz1]

1 hour ago, Bobfran said:

So no doubt you will see the rules change for Phuket to allow the sandbox to continue.. only one thing on their minds.. tourism ..

and money

[AussieBob]

48 minutes ago, ozz1 said:

and money

and saving face